Table 14_1_6-1a

2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

The National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is a comprehensive national overview of quality of health care in the United States. It is organized around four dimensions of quality of care: effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness.

Table 14_1_6.1a
People under age 65 with any period of uninsurance during the year, by race, United States, 2005
Population group		Total		Single race										Multiple races
		Total		White		Black		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN		Multiple races
		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		25.8	0.5	25.1	0.6	28.9	1.0	25.4	2.6	*	*	39.9	5.5	29.8	2.6
Age	0–17	17.7	0.7	17.5	0.8	16.4	1.4	22.4	4.1	*	*	28.6	7.4	22.2	3.6
	18–44	34.8	0.7	34.2	0.8	38.7	1.5	29.3	3.1	*	*	57.3	7.1	41.5	4.6
	45–64	20.2	0.6	19.0	0.7	28.3	1.5	20.9	3.4	*	*	*	*	27.0	4.5
	65 and over	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	27.3	0.6	26.2	0.7	33.2	1.5	26.3	3.0	*	*	39.5	7.0	33.2	3.6
Gender	Female	24.3	0.6	24.0	0.7	25.0	1.1	24.5	2.7	*	*	40.4	6.3	26.3	3.0
Family income^a	Negative/poor	41.9	1.2	44.8	1.4	32.9	1.9	51.5	7.8	*	*	*	*	37.5	5.3
	Near poor/low	42.1	1.2	43.8	1.4	38.4	2.1	35.3	6.3	*	*	*	*	28.3	4.9
	Middle	26.7	0.9	26.2	1.0	27.9	1.9	28.6	4.1	*	*	*	*	37.2	5.3
	High	12.1	0.7	11.5	0.8	15.5	2.1	14.7	3.7	*	*	*	*	17.7	4.5
Education,^b ages 18–64	Less than high school	48.1	1.0	49.1	1.1	46.7	2.7	35.6	6.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	31.4	0.8	30.1	0.9	37.3	1.6	36.1	5.8	*	*	*	*	35.5	5.5
	At least some college	20.5	0.7	19.2	0.7	27.1	1.4	21.7	2.9	*	*	*	*	37.5	5.1
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	27.4	0.6	26.4	0.7	33.6	1.3	24.1	2.4	*	*	41.6	5.6	37.8	4.2
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	34.7	0.9	33.8	1.1	38.9	2.2	35.9	4.3	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	25.7	0.6	25.1	0.7	28.7	1.1	25.4	2.6	*	*	43.4	8.2	28.1	2.5
	Large central metro	31.0	1.0	31.3	1.4	31.2	1.6	28.3	3.4	*	*	*	*	28.5	5.0
	Large fringe metro	21.8	0.9	21.1	1.0	25.9	2.1	24.0	4.6	*	*	*	*	29.2	5.7
	Medium metro	23.4	1.2	22.4	1.2	27.6	3.0	24.1	4.9	*	*	*	*	26.1	4.0
	Small metro	23.6	1.4	23.9	1.6	22.6	3.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Nonmetropolitan	26.2	1.0	25.2	1.1	30.7	2.7	*	*	*	*	34.4	4.4	36.6	7.4
	Micropolitan	25.3	1.3	24.0	1.4	35.4	4.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	30.2	7.6
	Noncore	27.9	2.1	27.5	2.4	24.3	1.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	22.5	0.5	21.3	0.6	27.9	1.0	20.5	2.9	*	*	38.6	6.0	29.8	2.7
Language spoken most often at home	Other	47.5	1.4	51.1	1.4	60.2	6.8	30.7	4.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	25.2	0.5	24.4	0.6	28.6	1.1	25.1	2.6	*	*	40.7	5.5	30.8	2.9
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	32.1	1.1	32.7	1.3	31.0	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Activity limitations,^c ages 18–64	Basic activities	26.1	1.3	26.4	1.5	22.1	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Complex activities	26.5	1.4	26.4	1.7	25.4	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	29.0	0.6	27.8	0.7	36.4	1.4	26.9	2.6	*	*	48.8	6.9	37.7	4.1

^a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.

^b Less than high school refers to fewer than 12 years of education; high school graduate, 12 years of education; and at least some college, more than 12 years of education.

^c For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

* - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

Current as of September 2009

Internet Citation: Table 14_1_6-1a: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. September 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr08/14_facilitators_barrierstocare/T14_1_6-1a.html